Tag: Jason Mayhem Miller

The Truth About Knowing When to Walk Away

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, NewsIn the weeks leading up to the night he was supposed to formally announce his retirement from professional fighting, Frank Shamrock kept telling himself that he wasn’t going to go through with it. Not really. Not now….

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In the weeks leading up to the night he was supposed to formally announce his retirement from professional fighting, Frank Shamrock kept telling himself that he wasn’t going to go through with it. Not really. Not now.

It was classic Kübler-Ross Model stuff, he realized afterward, and not without reason.

“For me, it really was like a death,” Shamrock said. “I went through the various phases. At first it was disbelief. I’d think, I’m not really going to do it. But then, I am feeling like I should do it. Second was, once I started moving in that direction, I didn’t really want to do it. I thought maybe I could change it and do something different. Then after a couple weeks, I finally accepted it. I knew I had already made that decision and started it, so I had to accept it. That was the crying phase.”

‘Mayhem’ Miller: ‘I Wasted a Good Chunk of My Career’ Due to Strikeforce Ban

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceJason “Mayhem” Miller knew that his employers were unhappy with him, but nobody told him the extent of it. Strikeforce had him under contract, and yet the organization refused to offer him a chance to fight, and without eve…

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller knew that his employers were unhappy with him, but nobody told him the extent of it. Strikeforce had him under contract, and yet the organization refused to offer him a chance to fight, and without ever explaining why, he said.

“All I knew is that I sat on the bench for a year,” the Bully Beatdown host told MMA Fighting. “That’s all I knew.”

Only once his Strikeforce contract expired and he signed with the UFC did Miller finally learn why he’d spent the past year of his life waiting for a fight offer that never came. According to UFC president Dana White, he’d been banned from Showtime and CBS – Strikeforce’s TV partners – for his role in the post-fight melee that erupted live on CBS in Nashville, Tenn. last April.

Fighter vs. Writer: UFC 129 Picks with ‘Mayhem’ Miller

Filed under: UFCThe last time Jason “Mayhem” Miller and I squared off in a fight prediction contest, we came to an unsatisfying tie over UFC 121. I knew from that moment that we would one day meet again to settle our beef, but I didn’t know when.

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The last time Jason “Mayhem” Miller and I squared off in a fight prediction contest, we came to an unsatisfying tie over UFC 121. I knew from that moment that we would one day meet again to settle our beef, but I didn’t know when.

But looking at the main event for UFC 129 it occurred to me, there may be no one in the world who is more qualified to break this fight down than Miller, who fought both Jake Shields and Georges St. Pierre.

“It’s true,” Miller sighed when I approached him with the idea. “I guess I am uniquely qualified, since I have been decisioned by both gentlemen.”

And just like that, it was on. Let there be no ties this time around…

UFC 132: Mayhem Miller vs. Aaron Simpson

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller’s return to the Octagon will take place in July, as he battles Aaron Simpson at UFC 132. The UFC announced the Miller-Simpson fight on Saturday, a day after Miller’s signing with the UFC was confirmed.

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller‘s return to the Octagon will take place in July, as he battles Aaron Simpson at UFC 132. The UFC announced the Miller-Simpson fight on Saturday, a day after Miller’s signing with the UFC was confirmed.

There’s no word yet on whether Miller-Simpson will be on the pay-per-view card, but it would be an ideal fight for a Spike TV preliminary bout. Thanks to his brash personality and his status as host of MTV’s Bully Beatdown, Miller was one of the most famous mixed martial artists outside the UFC, and his presence on a basic-cable bout would draw some eyeballs and likely reel in some casual fans to make a last-minute pay-per-view purchase.

Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller Signs With UFC

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsJason “Mayhem” Miller is going back to the UFC.

The popular middleweight has signed a new multi-fight agreement with the organization, Miller’s manager Ryan Parsons confirmed with MMA Fighting.

The 30-year-ol…

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Jason “Mayhem” Miller is going back to the UFC.

The popular middleweight has signed a new multi-fight agreement with the organization, Miller’s manager Ryan Parsons confirmed with MMA Fighting.

The 30-year-old Miller (24-7, 1 NC) was able to sign with the UFC due to the fact that his contract with Strikeforce had expired. No word just yet on when his first fight back inside the Octagon will take place.

The MMA Hour With Almeida, Cote, Miletich, ‘Mayhem,’ Riggs, Hale

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, BellatorThe MMA Hour returns on Monday with another two-hour live show. Here’s who will be stopping by:

* Ricardo Almeida will be in studio to discuss his recent retirement from MMA.

* Patrick Cote will talk abou…

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The MMA Hour returns on Monday with another two-hour live show. Here’s who will be stopping by:

* Ricardo Almeida will be in studio to discuss his recent retirement from MMA.

* Patrick Cote will talk about life after the UFC and Saturday night’s fight against Kalib Starnes at Ringisde MMA 10.

* Strikeforce color analyst Pat Miletich will discuss Strikeforce Challengers 15 and the future of the organization.

* Jason “Mayhem” Miller will update us on what’s next for him.

* MMA fighter turned WWE Tough Enough contestant Jeremiah Riggs will talk about why he went from mixed martial arts to pro wrestling.

* Bellator light heavyweight Richard Hale will discuss the amazing inverted triangle he pulled off last week against Nik Fete.

And of course, we’ll be taking your calls. Give us a shout at: 212-254-0193 or 212-254-0237.

Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. Download previous episodes of The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here.